"To those of you who don’t want an Xbox 360 (or simply couldn’t care less), please ignore this post. That said, this is for folks who want a 360 at launch—and I’m talking the day of and not the window—but haven’t pre-ordered.

Yes, if we really, really, really wanted a 360 at launch, we would’ve pre-ordered, but… we didn’t. Now that that’s out of the way, what’s the best plan for picking up a system on the 22nd? Midnight launch at a Wal-Mart, 6 AM at Target, keeping watch at a local Best Buy? If you don’t mind sharing your fool-proof plans, what do you all have in mind? (Calling ahead for store plans is assumed, of course.)" [link]